He didn't get to knock much; the doors swung open easily.
The inside wasn't as dark as it probably ought to be, given that stone, especially such dark stone, tended to block out light. But the stained glass windows were quite large, and the foliage climbing the outer walls didn't entirely obscure them. Within, it wasn't quite as grand as some castles probably were. It wasn't an over-the-top spectacle of wealth, but something that felt warmer, somehow, though who knew how the place was actually heated. The big foyer had a second set of doors, already open, to a hallway going deeper in. This, too, was lit, but how was far less obvious yet, the light coming from... where? From seemingly nowhere, that was where. And further in, the hall opened, split off: stairs up, and paths left, right, and further in, forward....
Her voice could still be heard from outside, from behind him. But its echo came from within, too. It ought not to be too difficult to find his way to her in a more mundane sort of way, if he'd rather. He seemed to have the castle's permission, as it was....
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The inside wasn't as dark as it probably ought to be, given that stone, especially such dark stone, tended to block out light. But the stained glass windows were quite large, and the foliage climbing the outer walls didn't entirely obscure them. Within, it wasn't quite as grand as some castles probably were. It wasn't an over-the-top spectacle of wealth, but something that felt warmer, somehow, though who knew how the place was actually heated. The big foyer had a second set of doors, already open, to a hallway going deeper in. This, too, was lit, but how was far less obvious yet, the light coming from... where? From seemingly nowhere, that was where. And further in, the hall opened, split off: stairs up, and paths left, right, and further in, forward....
Her voice could still be heard from outside, from behind him. But its echo came from within, too. It ought not to be too difficult to find his way to her in a more mundane sort of way, if he'd rather. He seemed to have the castle's permission, as it was....